for example, or acts in a way that seems to undercut a favorable self-image, that person may feel motivated to somehow resolve the negative feeling that results—to restore cognitive consonance.

For example, which brain systems are involved in cognitive self-regulation and how much do these systems differ across affect modalities? What brain mechanisms underlie different types of (cognitive) ...

An example of cognitive empathy is if a friend doesn't get a job they interviewed for. We can see that they are hurting and disappointed, and we can also understand why they would feel this way ...

Cognitive faculties are a distinguishing ... the desire to maintain a positive self-image, the desire for control and security. For example, the thinking might go, “If global temperatures ...